Barnaul 7.62x54r 203 gr. SP
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This non-corrosive commercial ammunition is made on former military production lines in Russia.  The military style primer and bullet sealer is evident.

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(Reference number 019)

Case Over all Length Powder
Headstamp Material Coating Water Volume Min. Max. Weight
"Barnaul logo" over "7.62x54R" steel lacquer 63.0 gr. 2.952" 2.976" 44.1 gr.

 

Bullet
Dia. Length Weight Style Core Tip Color Magnetic? Ballistic
Coefficient		 Sectional
Density
.311" 1.257" 204.4 gr. soft point semi boat tail lead soft point yes 0.400 0.301

 

Package
20 rounds per cardboard box
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Measured Muzzle Velocity in Feet per Second (10 shot string)
Rifle M44 M28 M91/30 M91 (Finnish) M91 (Russian)
Low 2161 2202 2301 2276 2231
High 2202 2308 2372 2368 2312
Average 2182 2249 2336 2322 2263
Extreme Spread 41 106 71 92 81
Standard Deviation 20 29 23 32 30
Trajectory and Drop Graph
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Notes on the graphs  The graphs above each represent two sets of data.  The red line is the path of the bullet fired from the rifle with the sights zeroed at 200 yards.   The bullet exits the muzzle at a distance a fraction of an inch below zero inches.   This represents the height of the sight over the centerline of the bore.  The bullet rises above zero in a trajectory that then passes through zero again at 200 yards and continues downward.  The blue line is the the bullet drop in inches for the distance traveled.  This begins at the muzzle at zero inches and decreases with distance not taking sight height or zero distance into account.

 

Trajectory Comparison Graph
This graph combines the trajectories of the 5 graphs above to compare the performance of the test rifles.
Click on the graph for a large, scalable PDF to zoom in for better detail clarity.  Adobe Reader required.

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Bullet Velocity to 500 yards in Feet per Second
Distance (yds) 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500
M44 2182 2082 1986 1891 1800 1713 1629 1548 1471 1399 1332
M28 2249 2148 2050 1954 1861 1771 1685 1602 1522 1446 1376
M91/30 2336 2233 2132 2034 1938 1846 1757 1671 1589 1509 1434
M91 (Finnish) 2322 2220 2119 2022 1926 1834 1746 1661 1578 1500 1425
M91 (Russian) 2263 2162 2063 1967 1873 1783 1696 1613 1533 1456 1385

 

Bullet Energy to 500 yards in Foot Pounds
Distance (yds) 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500
M44 2155 1964 1786 1619 1468 1329 1202 1086 980 886 803
M28 2291 2090 1903 1729 1568 1421 1286 1162 1049 947 857
M91/30 2471 2258 2059 1874 1702 1543 1398 1265 1143 1032 932
M91 (Finnish) 2442 2231 2034 1851 1680 1523 1380 1249 1128 1019 920
M91 (Russian) 2319 2117 1928 1752 1588 1440 1303 1178 1064 960 869

 

Recoil
Rifle M44 (Soviet) M28 (Finnish) M91/30 (Soviet) M91 (Finnish) M91 (Russian)
Weight (Pounds) 8.25 lbs 9.75 lbs 8.56 lbs 9.50 lbs 9.38 lbs
Recoil Velocity (Feet per Second) 10.1 fps 8.9 fps 10.5 fps 9.4 fps 9.3 fps
Recoil Energy (Foot-Pound) 13.3 ft-lb 11.9 ft-lb 14.7 ft-lb 13.1 ft-lb 12.6 ft-lb
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